Coaches embrace concussion guidelines

Little outcry over additional step being required of coaches

12:51 AM,
Mar. 31, 2013

Written by

Scott Richards Jr.
Gazette Staff Writer

It's a scene being played out in organizational meetings for youth sports leagues all around Ohio.

After going through the usual litany of instructions for the gathering of volunteer coaches - respecting referees, getting kids adequate playing time, communicating spectator and parking rules to parents - discussion at a recent coaches meeting for the Chillicothe Youth Soccer League headed into new ground: How to handle concussions under the new state law.

The discussion brought plenty of questions - about who coaches should turn to for help assessing the seriousness of a collision, what ...